I think it interfered with motor operation if the lever was left unseated. Mot sure though. It's been years since I was inside my sl mot. It might have a motor activation switch on the lever, not sure though. Javier --- Gary Pinkerton <gpinkcp@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I had also understood that the early MOTs had on/off > switches. > Wonder why they changed it from having one, to not > having one ? > > > >From: Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [LRflex] Re: Leicaflex meter > >Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:52:39 -0700 (GMT-07:00) > > > >IIRC (and I could be mistaken) some of the early > MOT bodies have a meter > >switch. > > > >Doug Herr > >Birdman of Sacramento > >http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Sep 29, 2005 10:34 AM > >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [LRflex] Re: Leicaflex meter > > > >The Mots didn't. At least not mine! > >Javier > > > >--- Reg <rronaldson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > All SLs had the meter switch via the wind on > lever. > > > > > > Reg > > > > > > Javier Perez wrote: > > > > > > >Oh Yeah > > > >You're right! > > > >It was the flex V1 and I think all versions of > the > > > SL > > > >mot that didn't have switches. Not sure about > the > > > SL2 > > > >mot. > > > >Javier > > > > > > > >--- Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>A lot of old meters running 1.35 volt mercury > > > >>>batteries didn't have on/off switches. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>Leicaflex Type 2 (round film counter window) > has > > > an > > > >>on/off switch just like the SL. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>Doug Herr > > > >>Birdman of Sacramento > > > >>http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > >> > > > ------ > > > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > > > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > > > Archives are at: > > > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > >------ > >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > >Archives are at: > > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > >------ > >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > >Archives are at: > > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/